College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

@FiatYod said

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@ctinomos said
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the castout seems to refer to humans who are in a bad place mentally or spiritually, for example, but they grovel and wallow in their misery rather than attempt to get out of it through effort but expect a handout and like their victimhood so to speak. But a thelemite would not want to perpetuate their miseryhood but perhaps attempt to bring out the highest in that unfortunate individual by treating him as an equal. Not: I'm so great and he is so poor that i have to give him a handout. He'll probably take it but it doesn't solve the source of his misery which is lack of self-worth, laziness, etc. So in a way the castouts are under some sort of demonic possession which you would not want to feed and give more energy to, but rather exorcize by the above mentioned method of trying to evoke their internal potential as a star, which all humans are, but it needs to be awakened and put into practice and not merely be some philosophical abstract idea.

Do what thou wilt."

But wouldn't helping the outcast by treating him as an equal count as "having something" with the outcast? And would an outcast even be willing to use their potential as a star, instead of ruminating and feeling like a victim?"

i think it"s having something if you fall into the trap of feeling superior and playing into his mindset not if you maintain your values and include him in the way you determine... maybe he doesn't react instantly but you"ve planted a seed of doubt to his current stagnation. If he never reacts, period, then you did not approach it correctly and can learn from the experience for future encounters.

Do what thou wilt.

@gerry456 said

"I was thinking there is a connection between "the outcast" in Al and the concept of "casting out" demons or expulsion/redemption of unbalanced energies. .

In the old aeon the magus was an Excorcist. Mark 1:34'
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And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was*.

Mark 1:39
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And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out the demons*.
...............so on.

In the new aeon Hadit makes a declaration related to the above, in 2: 7. I am the Magician and the Exorcist.

Interestingly enough (for me anyway) Hadit states at 2: 21. We have nothing with the outcast and the unfit: let them die in their misery. For they feel not You are unfit for success and "cast out" when you cast yourself away from the Work and into the unbalanced aspects of yourself, which in turn, needs to be expelled/redeemed ....if you don't want to be one of "the outcast" that is."

the castout seems to refer to humans who are in a bad place mentally or spiritually, for example, but they grovel and wallow in their misery rather than attempt to get out of it through effort but expect a handout and like their victimhood so to speak. But a thelemite would not want to perpetuate their miseryhood but perhaps attempt to bring out the highest in that unfortunate individual by treating him as an equal. Not: I'm so great and he is so poor that i have to give him a handout. He'll probably take it but it doesn't solve the source of his misery which is lack of self-worth, laziness, etc. So in a way the castouts are under some sort of demonic possession which you would not want to feed and give more energy to, but rather exorcize by the above mentioned method of trying to evoke their internal potential as a star, which all humans are, but it needs to be awakened and put into practice and not merely be some philosophical abstract idea.

Do what thou wilt.

supposedly beginning in 1995 it became permissible to spread kabbalah and zohar to every person on earth...because we're supposed to be in a time when we have matured collectively as a race so that many will begin seeking for the deeper meaning of Torah...being very close to the Messianic Era of redemption when all humans will acknowledge G-d and His Torah as the expression of His will and guide for us to prosper and live in peace and communion with Him as Adam did originally in the garden prior to the fall... before, only a few souls who spent their whole lives in study and prayer and so on were ready for such endeavors and if someone wasn't ready then the higher wisdom would only hurt him/her rather than help so it was better to keep it secretive, etc. But as we began to approach the last days then depravity has gotten to such a level that it's very unlikely that the wisdom will fall in the wrong hands, because it will simply be rejected outright and get ridiculed by the majority of humans, but the select few that do hear the call, they will want to pursue it and study it online from places like azamra.org or inner.org for example and so it's available for those that want it and desire it and are ready for it, and so as long as one is ready and desiring of the higher wisdom then they can approach it without risk that they will misuse it, and only hurt themselves and others, etc.

Do what thou wilt.

"":2xan6980]"Had! The manifestation of Nuit" - First line of Liber AL.

I've understood Hadit to be the first point of manifestation, yet beyond duality. I didn't think that unity was outside the scope of manifestation since Kether is still below the veils of the unmanifest.

-93"

god beyond manifestation we know nothing about... the unity level of godhead is the only godhead level we are able to speak about, etc. but it is still higher than the creatures which are simply made in god's image but not at the same level as godhead... they have work to do in order to attain godhead...namely to blend and harmonize the seeming opposites which only appear at our level but not at the (manifested) godhead level where all is one, and perfect, etc.

do what thou wilt.

since aleph represents unity/G-d therefore it's above creation or prior to it, thus creation starts with beth, or duality... creation is always in pairs: male vs female, day vs night, etc.

Do what thou wilt.

There are 5 worlds in kabbalah, representing 5 levels of the soul: yechida, chaya, neshama, ruach and nefesh. They correspond to the 5 worlds of Creation: Adam Kadmon, Atzilut, Beriah, Yetzirah and Assiyah. AK is the interface between the Superior Intelligence and the created realm. The Malkuth of any partzuf becomes the Keter of the lower one, therefore the Malkuth of AK becomes the Keter of Atzilut represented by Yeshua in the level of souls. When Yeshua said ‘I and the Father are One’ he meant that he was the highest point of the created beings, so therefore the Keter of Atzilut and at the same time the Malkuth of Adam Kadmon, i.e. the S.I. as it interfaces with created beings. Beyond AK there are obviously higher levels of Divinity that do not pertain to creation but to the S.I. beyond any conception or manifestation, thus in order to be able to be approached and perceived as G-d, i.e. to interact with created beings, He therefore facilitated this intermediary level of Adam Kadmon between He and the 4 lower worlds ABYA that correspond to the Divine Name YKVK, and this AK is the Father that Yeshua is identifying with, not with the essential S.I. beyond any possible conception or manifestation, but G-d as can be perceived and interacted with by the created beings at the level of Adam Kadmon or Yechida of the soul. In kabbalah terms the keter is the Crown meaning it’s just above the head/body but not part of it. We can only enter said space and interact with G-d through Torah and mitzvot and we are to then exit it and bring back the beneficence to the lower realms in order to spread the so-called Divine Light to all of creation.

Do what thou wilt.

well, Keter should be before the Big Bang as the Creation of the worlds starts with Chochma, so there were no planets yet...

"My Identity In Christ
[Finding my True Self]

Because of Christ’s redemption,
[Messiah the redeemer]
I am a new creation of infinite worth.
[We are partakers in Heaven with Him]
I am deeply loved,
[For God so loved the world]
I am completely forgiven,
[The flesh is weak]
I am fully pleasing,
[But spirit is strong]
I am totally accepted by God,
[Lead me into righteousness, O YKVK]
I am absolutely complete in Christ.
[Finish thy Great Work]
When my performance reflects
[For salvation awaits the New Man]
My true identity in Christ,
[The servant of the Most High]
That reflection is dynamically unique.
[Thy ways are inscrutable, O Elokim]
There has never been another person
[Let us reflect thy Wisdom and Understanding]
Like me in the history of mankind,
[Let our hearts be watered by thy Strength]
Nor will there ever be.
[Let thy mercy ever guide our path]
God has made me an original,
[Help me to hear thy voice, O Adonai]
One of a kind, really somebody!!"
[To truly be fashioned in thy likeness, Amen]

@Iamus said

"Hey, everyone. I've been struggling to understand the relationship between a related set of concepts within the Thelemic system(s) and am looking for a little help.

To what extent are the following terms related, different from each other, or synonymous: the Qlippoth; **darkness **(though not in the Supernal/N.O.X. sense); the **shadow **(in the Jungian sense); the "darkly splendid world" of Liber Tzaddi; **hell **(again from Tzaddi, and elsewhere); death; the "dark night of the soul"; depression; chaos; matter; the path of Tav; the underworld; nigredo, putrefaction, etc.; the **unconscious **(in the Jungian or Freudian sense); the Nephesh; the animal; the ignorant/uninitiated state of consciousness... I'm sure I could add to the list, but you get the idea.

I understand, of course, that to a certain extent the sense of these words can vary drastically from author to author and even work to work. I guess what I'm looking for is a way to at least begin to categorize these things (especially through Qabalah) to have a better understanding of my own path. Are they the same thing but on different levels of intensity? Which levels are safer and/or even essential for those well below the level of an Adept to explore? Where's the line, if there is one, between those things that are "dark" because of social taboos, lack of self-knowledge, etc. and those that are "dark" because they are genuinely degraded and unhealthy aspects of reality?

I'd appreciate any help or perspectives on this. 99% of the resources out there on this stuff are worse than useless..."

A state of darkness, putrefaction, evil, etc. mostly refers to Sefira Malchut which represents this earthly plane after the One Soul (Adam) committed the sin in the Garden of Eden, we have the breaking/shattering and the departure of the Light (eg: communion with God), so what's left is a very tiny ray of Light coming from above which sustains this world, but it's called Nefesh because we have lost connection with our spiritual roots (however there is no blame put upon anyone since we are being managed just like puppets from above). The next degree of Light is Ruach, when a person becomes conscious of their role in the universe, of reconnecting all reality back to One Source, and that's Sefira ZA (Zeir Anpin), when a person starts to engage in spirituality, in trying to discern good from bad, and choosing the good, and essentially entering into a covenant with the Upper Force. Then a person is said to have free-will and can choose between good or evil. The person has left the inanimate degree (Holy Still) and is now in conversation with the Forces that manage Reality, and therefore is aided in his/her quest. From that moment on, any misfortune, pain, etc. is specifically in order to aim the person correctly and not let them fall back again into unconsciousness. The Light gets different names (Nefesh, Ruach, etc. as the person loses more and more of their egoism and allows more of the Light to enter in, through what's called a 'masach' or screen, called an 'intention to give contenment to the Creator'. Everything in the spiritual refers to intentions and not to physical actions as we see on this earthly plane.

@Gideon Jagged said

"Col 601-603 of 776.5 list him as the Qlippoth of Hod.

This seems at odds with his role in rabbinical literature, where he is identified as the angel of death. His name means either "venom of god" (rabbinical) or "blind god" (Xian gnostic). While his ambiguous nature places him in the same category as mercury, I've never seen him as a corrupt or evil entity.

Is there a rationale for calling him the deceiver or false accuser?"

we must remember all forces are sent by the Creator, whether good or bad. When we embark upon holy pursuits, God as if sends accusers (opposing thoughts to the path of righteousness) to test the person in their loyalty to the Creator. It is by overcoming these opposing thoughts that one advances higher on the ladder of spirituality. The accuser will say: what do you benefit in all this? who is this Creator you follow? and such and is basically fulfilling a role set forth by the Upper to keep you aimed correctly. The key is in knowning they are sent from above to aid us and not to derail us...

@Aldrich said

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@anistara said
"The iffy part of the (peer reviewed) article:

""Perhaps Marx wasn't too wrong when he called religion the opium of the people: morphine comes from poppies, cannabinoids from marijuana, and LSD from mushrooms; each of these has been used in one or another religious ceremony." said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal. ""

(Find the grave error)"

Actually this is correct; LSD is (or at least originally was) derived from ergot, a fungus that attacks grain.

Perhaps the word "mushroom" is not quite as accurate as the word "fungus," however."

or he might have been confusing lsd for psylocibin... common mistake since the effect is somewhat similar...